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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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